Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again proudly declared he does not have a smartphone, resisting the 21st century technology for myriad reasons.

The leader—who spent most of his early career as a Soviet intelligence agent before turning to politics—came forward to correct an official at the Council for Science and Education, who spoke about energy use in Russia and compared how much electricity boiling water takes compared to sending a single voice message via the devices that most, if not all Russians use.

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